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MARCH | APRIL 2015
louisiana strawberries
Grown Just for Rouses!
Our local farmer-partners deliver ripe and
ready-to-eat strawberries straight to our
stores.
Storage:
You can store strawberries
in their container, but for maximum shelf
life, remove them from their container
(don’t wash them until you’re ready to
eat them), place on a paper towel and
return them to the container. Better yet,
store them in a tightly covered piece of
Tupperware. Fresh, ripe strawberries will
keep, tightly covered, for at least three
days.
Freezing:
Strawberries will last up
to six months in the freezer. Wash, dry,
cut off their caps, place on a cookie sheet,
and freeze, uncovered. Transfer frozen
strawberries to a Ziploc bag (squeeze out
the air before zipping).
Also local:
Louisiana sweet potatoes,
pecans, cabbage and greens.
Rouses is a sponsor of the 44
th
Annual
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, April
10th through 12
th
in Memorial Park.
There's food, games, contests and live
music including Bag of Donuts and
Swamp Pop favorite Don Rich.
At Season's Peak
louisiana & Mississippi
Beefsteak tomatoes
Grown Just for Rouses!
These are BLTs: Big, Local, Tomatoes!
Storage:
Store tomatoes on
the counter, stem-side down. Don’t wash them until you’re ready
to eat them.
Make the perfect sandwich with Rouses bacon, mayonnaise and
bread, crisp lettuce, and fresh, sliced BLTs (Big Local, Tomatoes)!
Heritage reserve Navel oranges
A Rouses Exclusive!
Our Heritage Reserve navel oranges are grown in orchards in California’s renowned Central Valley
on a narrow, 25-mile long area adjacent to the western foothills of Sequoia National Park.The trees
are original Washington Navel, some as old as 100, and the oranges are sweet and tangy, with a
wonderful flavor.
Storage:
Oranges will last for several days at room temperature. To keep longer,
refrigerate in a plastic bag or in your vegetable crisper.
• Bell Peppers
Greener peppers tend to have a
longer shelf life than red, orange
and yellow ones.
Storage:
Place
unwashed, whole bell peppers in a
plastic bag. Store in the vegetable
drawer of your refrigerator for up
to five days.Wash before using.
• Green Beans
Look for crispy, firm beans.
Storage:
Keep beans refrigerated
in a plastic bag in your vegetable
drawer for up to one week. Add a
strip of paper towel to the bag to
absorb moisture.
• Yellow Squash
& Zucchini
Look for squash and zucchini
that are less than eight inches.
Any larger, and they can be
bitter.
Storage:
Store unwashed
in a plastic bag in the vegetable
drawer for up to five days.
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